Рецензия на книгу (A book review)

Рецензия на книгу

(A Book Review)

урок английского языка, 8 класс, УМК Ю. Биболетовой М. З.

Автор: Жаглина Татьяна Владимировна, учитель английского языка

МБОУ гимназии №19 имени Н.З.Поповичевой

г. Липецк

Match the titles of the books and the names of the authors:

Authors

Books

Oscar Wilde

The Treasure Island

Robert Luis Stevenson

The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn

Bernard Shaw

Robinson Crusoe

Jack London

Mark Twain

Childe Harold

The Picture of Dorian Gray

William Shakespeare

Martin Eden

George Byron

Pygmalion

Daniel Defoe

Hamlet

Example : Oscar Wilde, The Ideal Husband.

Oscar Wilde wrote «The Ideal Husband».

A Book Review

The Daily News Book of the Month!

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by Samuel Jones A _ A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an exciting story. The descriptions of the adventures are wonderful and the story is thrilling. It's a brilliant book for all ages. В _ A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne is a classic science-fiction story. It is an excellent adventure story about a strange journey to the heart of our planet. С _ The story begins when Professor Lidenbrock finds a piece of paper inside an old book. It tells him how to get to the centre of the earth. The professor and his assistant Alex, with a guide, leave Germany, and go to Iceland to find the secret entrance to the centre of the earth. Their journey is adventurous and exciting. There is a whole new world inside the earth that nobody knows about. In the end they manage to go back home.

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Use the prompts to recommend some of your favourite books:

* thrilling story - full of action - brilliant book for all ages * amusing story - funny characters - good fun for all family * brilliant story - wonderful descriptions – great book * imaginative story - excellent adventure – great choice for young readers

Writing Tip

To write a book review we begin by saying the title of the book, the author’s name, the type of the story and what it is about.

In the second paragraph we mention the main characters and write a short

summary of the story.

In the last paragraph we write our recommendation. We normally use the present simple.

Paragraph 1 : Introduction (Title – Author – Type) Title Robinson Crusoe Author Daniel Defoe Type adventure story about a young man’s adventures on an island Paragraph 2 : Main Body (Plot) • Crusoe leaves England to become a sailor • ship sinks • he swims to a desert island • his life is very difficult there • he meets a man, Friday, a dog and a parrot • they leave the island • they go back to Europe Paragraph 3 : Conclusion ( Recommendation) great story - wonderful descriptions excellent story for everyone

Plan

Introduction (Paragraph 1) title, author, type, what about Main Body (Paragraph 2) characters, plot Conclusion (Paragraph 3) recommendation

Check your answers:

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a very famous story. It is an excellent adventure story about a young man’s adventures on an island. The story begins when Robinson Crusoe leaves England to become a sailor. His ship sinks and he swims to a desert island. His life is very difficult there, but he meets a man, Friday, a dog and a parrot. After many exciting adventures, they leave the island and go back to Europe. Robinson Crusoe is a great story. The descriptions of the adventures are wonderful. It is an excellent story for everyone.

New words:

the pillar - (зд.) столб

bathe in - заливать светом

an airman - (зд.) пилот

to lip-read - читать no губам

Use:

The title The author The text is about The author starts telling us about... The main characters are... According to the text... The text goes on to say... The author comes to the conclusion that... I found the text …

YOUR HOMEWORK:

Write a review of the book “The Headless Ghost” by Pete Johnson. Use the writing tips and the plan.

1.На уроке я работал… 2.Своей работой на уроке я… 3.Урок для меня показался… 4.За урок я… 5.Мое настроение… 6.Материал урока мне был… 7.Домашнее задание мне кажется…

Использованные Интернет реcурсы: 1. https://gmvader.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth.jpg изображение книги “A Journey to the Centre of the Earth” 2. http :// www . bookriver . ru / img / covers /28505. jpg – изображение книги “Robinson Crusoe” 3. http :// images . webpark . ru / uploads 54/120711/ Pictures _07. jpg – изображение Робинзона Крузо 4. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4825/2822/1600/HeadlessGhost1.jpg изображение афиши фильма по книге “The Headless Ghost” 5. http :// ecx . images - amazon . com / images / I /51 VPGSZN 5 KL ._ SY 300_. jpg - изображение книги “The Headless Ghost”